Shinya

Shinya is a common masculine Japanese given name. The name is read as Shin'ya .

Origin and meaning

The meaning of the name Shinya differs depending on the spelling, since the name in Japanese can be composed of different Kanji .

Possible combinations are:

• 真 矢
• 伸 弥
• 進 矢
• 真 也
• 信 也
• 晋 也
• 芯 夜
• 参 也
• 慎 耶

Well-known namesake

• Shin'ya Aoki (* 1983), Japanese mixed martial arts fighter
• Shinya Hashimoto (1965-2005), wrestler
• Shinya Inoué (cell biologist) (1921–2019), Japanese-American cell biologist
• Shin'ya Inoue (film editor) (* before 1961), Japanese film editor
• Shinya Kimura , motorcycle maker
• Shinya Matsuda , voice actor
• Shinya Nakamura (* 1973), Go player
• Shin'ya Nakano (* 1977), Japanese motorcycle racer
• Shinya Otaki (* 1953), Japanese voice actor
• Shin'ya Ōtsuka (* 1980), Japanese badminton player
• Shin'ya Saitō (* 1980), Japanese biathlete
• Shihomi Shin'ya (* 1979), Japanese speed skater
• Shin'ya Tsukamoto (* 1960), Japanese director and actor
• Shin'ya Yamanaka (* 1962), Japanese doctor and stem cell researcher

stage name

Shinya is the stage name of both Shinya Yamada , u. a. Drummer from Luna Sea , as well as the drummer of the band Dir en gray .